deformitas

Latin

Etymology

From dēfōrmis +‎ -tās, from dē + fōrma (“form”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈfoːr.mi.taːs/, [deːˈfoːr.mɪ.taːs]

Noun

dēfōrmitās f (genitive dēfōrmitātis); third declension

(physically) The state of being deformed; deformity, ugliness, disfigurement.
(morally) The state of being morally incorrect; baseness, vileness, appalling nature; disgrace.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēfōrmitās	dēfōrmitātēs
genitive	dēfōrmitātis	dēfōrmitātum
dative	dēfōrmitātī	dēfōrmitātibus
accusative	dēfōrmitātem	dēfōrmitātēs
ablative	dēfōrmitāte	dēfōrmitātibus
vocative	dēfōrmitās	dēfōrmitātēs

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: deformitat
English: deformity
Galician: deformidade

Italian: deformità
Portuguese: deformidade
Spanish: deformidad

References

deformitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
deformitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
deformitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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